Brave Story facts for kids

Brave Story
Cover of English translation of Brave Story as published by Viz Media and illustrated by Dan May
Quick facts for kids ブレイブ・ストーリー (Bureibu Sutōrī)
Genre	Adventure, Fantasy
Novel series
Written by	Miyuki Miyabe
Published by	Kadokawa Shoten
English publisher	NA/UK Viz Media
Demographic	General Interest
Imprint	Viz Media (English hardback) Haikasoru (English paperback)
Original run	November 11, 1999 – February 13, 2001
Manga
Written by	Miyuki Miyabe
Illustrated by	Yōichirō Ono
Published by	Shinchōsha
English publisher	NA/UK Tokyopop
Demographic	Seinen
Magazine	Shūkan Comic Bunch
Original run	April 9, 2004 – May 9, 2008
Volumes	20 (List of volumes)
Game
Brave Story: New Traveler
Developer	Game Republic
Publisher	[[JP|SCEI]] NA
Genre	Role-playing video game
Platform	PlayStation Portable
Released	July 6, 2006 NA
Game
Brave Story: My Dreams and Wishes
Publisher	Namco Bandai
Genre	Adventure
Platform	Nintendo DS
Released	JPN July 6, 2006
Game
Brave Story: Wataru's Adventure
Publisher	Sony Computer Entertainment
Genre	Adventure
Platform	PlayStation 2
Released	JPN July 6, 2006
Anime film
Directed by	Koichi Chigira
Produced by	Daisuke Sekiguchi Hiroyoshi Koiwai Koji Kajita
Written by	Ichirō Ōkouchi
Music by	Juno Reactor
Studio	Gonzo
Licensed by	AUS Madman Entertainment UK Optimum Releasing
Released	July 8, 2006
Runtime	112 minutes

Brave Story (Japanese: ブレイブ・ストーリー, Hepburn: Bureibu Sutōrī) is a Japanese fantasy novel written by Miyuki Miyabe. It was serialized in various regional newspapers between November 11, 1999 and February 13, 2001, before being published in two hardcover volumes by Kadokawa Shoten in March 2003. The story of the novel follows 5th Grade student Wataru Mitani as he stumbles upon "Vision", a fantasy world, after his parents divorce. The novel is available in the English language by Viz Media.

Brave Story has spawned into a substantial media franchise. The novel was adapted into a manga by Yoichiro Ono and Miyabe herself, who wrote the new story for the manga, which was serialised in Shinchosha's Weekly Comic Bunch. Shinchosha collected the chapters of Brave Story in twenty tankōbon volumes and released them between April 2004 and May 2008. In the manga version Wataru is slightly older and already in high school.

In 2006 the novel was re-released in two new editions, a three-volume softcover version of the earlier hardcover release intended for mature readers and a light novel version marketed for younger readers. These were intended to create interest in the animated film adaption by Gonzo released in Japan by Warner Bros. July 8, 2006. The film was nominated for "Animation of the Year" at the 2007 Japanese Academy Awards and also released on home video in Australia, the United Kingdom, France, Taiwan and Germany.

The novel was loosely adapted into three video games: Sony Computer Entertainment's PSP game Brave Story: New Traveler, Namco Bandai's Nintendo DS game Brave Story: My Dreams and Wishes, and Sony Computer Entertainment's PlayStation 2 game Brave Story: Wataru's Adventure.

Film

An animated film adaptation of Brave Story was produced by Gonzo. Directed by Koichi Chigira and produced by Daisuke Sekiguchi, Hiroyoshi Koiwai and Koji Kajita, Warner Bros. released it in Japanese cinemas July 8, 2006. Warner Bros. is handling worldwide distribution of the Brave Story movie. Warner Bros. announced its planned release of Brave Story on DVD, Blu-ray, HD DVD and UMD November 12, 2006. The movie was licensed in Australia by Madman Entertainment, in the United Kingdom by Optimum Releasing, in France by Kaze and in Germany by Anime-Virtual. Juno Reactor composed the soundtrack for Brave Story.

Brave Story was showcased by Pony Canyon during the 2007 American Film Market. Pony Canyon promoted Brave Story along with Umizaru 2: Test of Trust at the 2008 American Film Market. Optimum Releasing released the film in the United Kingdom on September 8, 2008. The movie's ending theme was "Ketsui no Asa ni" (決意の朝に, lit. "The Morning with Determination") by Aqua Timez.

Cast

Games

Sony Computer Entertainment released the role-playing game, Brave Story: New Traveler on PlayStation Portable in Japan July 6, 2006. In United States, Xseed Games released the game July 31, 2007. Both were developed by Game Republic. July 6, 2006, Namco Bandai released an adventure Nintendo DS game, called Brave Story: My Dreams and Wishes (ブレイブ·ストーリー ボクのキオクとネガイ, Bureibu Stōrī: Boku no Kioku to Negai). Sony Computer Entertainment released PlayStation 2 game, Brave Story: Wataru's Adventure (ブレイブ·ストーリー ワタルの冒険, Bureibu Stōrī: Wataru no Bouken) July 6, 2006.

Soundtracks

On July 24, 1996, Avex Trax released a soundtrack of Brave Story, sung by TRF using the lyrics of Tetsuya Komuro. July 5, 2006, Sony Music Entertainment released an animation soundtrack CD for Brave Story; Juno Reactor composed the songs. November 29, 2006, Avex Trax released a Brave Story soundtrack, which featured lyrics by Tetsuya Komuro and Takahiro Maeda, and sung by TRF. Universal Music released another soundtrack CD of Brave Story September 3, 2008, with lyrics by Yuki Sakurai and sung by Rice.

See also

In Spanish: Brave Story para niños